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24/11/2012 at 10:23am
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
Outfit: MWB VW Crafter PVC
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I prefer to sleep with a duvet and not a sleeping bag, and I always have EHU and carry a fan heater with me.
When I was using an airbed, I would put a foam mat on the ground first to provide some insulation from underneath.
Even with the heater on low overnight, I could still feel the cold, and had to put a fleece blanket on top of the airbed, as well as thicker duvet on top etc...
In winter, I would put a fleece blanket on top of the airbed, then an electric under-blanket, then a sheet over the lot, and it was very cosy when I slept under the all-season 12 Tog duvet (a 4.5 Tog and a 7.5 Tog combined).
Since my airbed went down mid trip over Christmas 2011, I have now moved over to camp bed plus self inflating mattress, as I do not wish to be without a bed in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere.
The difference is sleep quality between air bed and camp bed + SIM is staggering.
Being off the ground with the SIM providing good insulation from underneath, it is very cosy with just the 7.5 Tog duvet. I hardly needed the fan heater at night except when it is very cold.
The only downside of the camp bed + SIM combination for me is that it takes up more space in the inner tent, and I am not able to have another camp bed + SIM inside.
Hence I bought a very good SIM, a Therm-a-rest Luxury Map, so that I can use it with a foam mat underneath without a camp bed, allowing another person to do the same inside the inner tent.
Based on personal experience, I would definitely recommend the camp bed + SIM combination over airbed.
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